Palin will visit Long Island for fundraiser

[DeeDeeNY]

June 1, 2009
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Long Island on Sunday to address a fundraising dinner in St. James hosted by an agency for the developmentally disabled.

Palin, who rocketed to fame last summer when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) picked her to be his vice presidential running mate, will speak to and be honored at the $125-a-plate dinner of Independent Group Home Living, her spokeswoman confirmed yesterday.

Palin's 1-year-old son, Trig, was born with Down syndrome. Palin declared herself an advocate for developmentally disabled children during her September speech to the Republican National Convention.

"We wanted to honor her as a mother who has a special-needs child, to try and bring as much exposure as we could for families who do have these special-needs children," said Frank Lombardi of the IGHL Foundation.

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-popali0212829957jun01,0,2821615.story

[Sanity Claws]

1. She can see Connecticut from Long Island

I wonder whether she thinks CT is a foreign country.

[Libertas1776]

2. I honestly

respect her commitment to her son's disability and attending such a fundraiser...but her coming to Long Island is a little too close to home for my comfort.:hide:

[DeeDeeNY]

3. I just don't get the feeling she's even that committed to his disability

The way she held him like a rag doll throughout the campaign, it was as though he were a prop which she was using for full political advantage.

[RoccoR5955]

4. If I were there, I'd tell her to go home and STFU! n/t